Paul Davis

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta on Friday reported a slight increase in profit that could have been greater were it not for a surge in energy chargeoffs.

Regional banks like BB&T, Huntington Bancshares and Citizens Financial are growing through acquisition and targeted business-line initiatives, but they are having to contain spending simultaneously.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh is making a big play to enter North Carolina.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., reported higher quarterly profit that reflected loan growth and its recent acquisitions.

Arbor Bancorp in Ann Arbor, Mich., has agreed to buy Birmingham Bloomfield Bancshares in Michigan.

The $348 million-asset bank said in a press release Friday that Cuy Mauck will also become president when Roger Kepley retires in January.

Carver Bancorp in New York will likely report a loss for fiscal-year 2015 after restating its results. The company disclosed in a regulatory filing that the error is tied to the accrual of expenses related to invoices paid to its core system service provider.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported lower quarterly profit as higher expenses offset gains from fees and loan growth.

It's liable to be an uphill climb as banks try to boost revenue and hold profit steady over the rest of the year. Here's why.

The $1.5 billion-asset Equity said in a press release Thursday that it will pay $68.8 million in cash and stock for the $475 million-asset parent of Community First Bank.